The Stitch Stage
Meet your favourite knitting and sewing celebrities
The Stitch Stage offers demonstrations, presentations and Q&A’s with some of your favourite knitting and sewing celebrities! They’re all completely free to attend and the line-up is superb – you’ll find Esme Young (judge on the Great British Sewing Bee), John Scott from the Sewing Quarter, Rosalind Freeborn founder of Papershades and Ruby Lee from Made and Worn to name a few.
The Line-Up...
Esme Young
Esme Young is best known as a judge on the Great British Sewing Bee, but she has also designed costumes for some of the UK’s best-known films. The Stitch festival is delighted to showcase a selection of Esme’s costumes, including the pyjama’s worn in the first Bridget Jones movie.
Esme will be appearing on the Stitch Stage on Thursday too so make sure you head over to see her presentation and ask questions.
John Scott
John Scott has made a life from his from his love and passion for sewing and textiles. After graduating in costume design his glittering career has seen him working on wardrobe for several big budget movies including Notting Hill and Golden Eye as well as a 10-year stint as resident fashion guru on ITV’s This Morning. Recently, as the face of Sewing Quarter, he has developed a dedicated following of 1000s of sewists and quilters who feel like friends to him and, in turn, they respect him for his clear knowledge and experience in the world of sewing and quilting.
Juliet Uzor, 2019 Winner of GBSB
Juliet Uzor is the winner of last year’s Great British Sewing Bee, find out what her experience on the popular TV show was like and learn her top sewing tips at The Stitch Stage.
Janet Clare
Janet Clare is a patchwork and quilting expert – join herat The Stitch Stage for a series of demos.
Plus: Steffi Stern from The Makerss, Ros Freeborn, Ruby Lee, Diana Bensted, Sarah Burnett-Moore, Katharine Wight, Jill Kipnis and Stephany Gardiner.